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Originally Posted by DTQ_Blue
Runners on 2nd and 3rd, 2 outs. Coach sends R2 on pitch but holds R3 hoping for the defense to play on R2 so he can send R3 home. F1 doesn't bite, fakes a throw to F5. R3 fake starts toward home, stops, F1 lowers the ball to her thigh and just looks at R3. R3 pauses for a second then takes a step back toward 3rd, then stops again.
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At that moment, R3 is out for violating the LBR.
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Originally Posted by DTQ_Blue
Was the LBR re-established after the fake throw when F1 held the ball at her thigh and just looked at R3?
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Yes. The moment F1 is no longer makin a play on any runners (and she certainly wasn't when she lowered the ball), the runners are obligated to meet their LBR requirements.
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